fire tongs vs tongs

fire tongs and tongs both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fire tongs	Yes	No	No	No
tongs	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, tongs is a hypernym of fire tongs; that is, tongs is a word with a broader meaning than fire tongs:

fire tongs: tongs for taking hold of burning coals
tongs: any of various devices for taking hold of objects; usually have two hinged legs with handles above and pointed hooks below

Other hypernyms of fire tongs include fire iron, pair of tongs.

fire tongs (noun)	tongs (noun)
tongs for taking hold of burning coals	any of various devices for taking hold of objects; usually have two hinged legs with handles above and pointed hooks below